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this does not prevent me speaking of it as I find it, and I could strongly and 
confidently recommend the general planting of it, in this State. The Con" 
cord was the abused grape, the N. Muscadine is now the abused. I am not 
afraid nor ashamed to predict their increasing reputation in Wisconsin. 
Josephine. —A hardy, strong, vigorous grower, and good bearer of good 
fruit, berry and bunch fair size, rather Isabella-like in shape and color. 
This is a seedling, raised by myself, I am propagating it from cuttings, and 
believe it is a desirable grape. It has been examined by Isaac Atwood, by 
the late Mr. Chandler, and by other equally good judges, and pronounced a 
distinct variety. I have compared it again and again with all the varieties I 
have or could find in this city, and there is none like it. Healthy. 
Rogers No. 9.—Has done splendidly in berry and bunch; large crop; long 
but not over compact bunches, here and there shouldered ; a good grower, 
leaf and fruit healthy. 
Rogers No. 11.—Has not done so well as last year. Has not ripened its 
fruit as well or so regularly, though the bunches are very large Has made 
good'wood, but suffered from mildew ; grows north of an apple tree, is much 
shaded, and has too much latitude. Shall give more exposure and cut back 
the arms. 
Hartford Prolific —Has done well, borne an excellent crop, ripened a Ijttle 
Tate on account of season ; branches large and most beautiful; healthy in leaf 
and fruit. When I read the glowing accounts of this vine in eastern reports, 
I can scarcely believe that I have the vine ; for in flavor, it is as far inferior to 
the Northern ’Muscadine as is the Clinton to the Delaware. It is, in my 
opinion, though a hardy, a healthy, handsome and prolific vine—perfectly 
insipid. 
Rebecca. —Has done better than ever before, both in the size and number 
of its branches, wood ripe and leaves healthy. I ran into it this year, a 
stronger growing vine, on each side, and another at its back,.thus giving it 
plenty of foliage, and it is, [to thus giving it shelter, that I attribute its 
well doing. 
Rogers' No. 16.—No vine could do better than this from year to year. A 
splendid crop—the largest-sized branches and berries ; healthy. 
Rogers' No. 3.—Has not done so well as before. Berries and bunches 
smaller and the latter not well filled—as I think from allowing it tx>o much 
wood. It is a weaker-growing vine than No. 4 or No. 16, and should have 
shorter arms. . 
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Having already occupied so much of your’time, I will close, though 
I had intended to discuss to some extent the comparative merits of grapes, 
by saying that, I think at this early day of our grape-growing history, it 
would be injudicious to attempt the making of a list of those vines which 
